CHI - Summer 2008 - (Page 33) in a low-impact color glaze to add depth and shine and blend gray, your colorist will mix a demi- or semipermanent formula with CHI® Color Lock Treatment for a conditioning and color-longevity boost. Demipermanents deposit color and tone on the surface of strands, and fade gradually and naturally over four-to-six weeks. It’s safe to glaze hair with a demipermanent formula on the same day that you receive a chemical relaxer. To lighten your hair, cover gray and add highlights, your color specialist will switch to permanent colors and lighteners. These types of color require upkeep—you will need to return to the salon to retouch your roots every four-to-six weeks. Also, your color specialist will advise you to wait at least two weeks after a chemical relaxer before receiving this type of color service. This will allow your hair to recover from each of the chemical services. conditioner. One of the best postcolor regimens is the three-step CHI® Ionic Color Protector system. The Sulfate-Free Shampoo treats strands with TLC and maintains color brilliance and longevity. It’s followed by the Moisturizing Conditioner, which contains a unique blend of color-locking ingredients and protects hair from sun and moisture loss. Finish with the Leave-In Treatment Masque, a weightless and build-up-free formula that protects and moisturizes, as it infuses hair with movement, body and shine. n Pro Tips for Textured Clients ■ For 4. Take Care Curly hair is porous and fragile by nature, and if it’s color-treated, it’s more vital than ever to treat it with care. Avoid daily shampooing, and when you do cleanse, use an extremely gentle formula, followed by a rich a highly effective demipermanent formula, mix one part CHI® Ionic Permanent Shine Color, one-part 10-volume developer and one part CHI ® Color Lock Treatment. lift up to four levels and provide clients with gray coverage, mix CHI® Ionic Permanent Shine Color with 30volume developer. ® lifting more than four levels, mix a thinner formula (more developer, less color) to control color saturation, and stick to 10- or 20-volume to prevent strands from processing too quickly. ■ Natural ■ To ■ For highlights and blonding, CHI ® Blondest Blondes, CHI Infra Blondes or the newly formulated SunGlitz Crème Lighteners offer up to eight levels of lift. Each collection includes a comprehensive collection of cool, beige and golden blonde hues, to suit every client’s skin tone. multi-ethnic hair is often quite porous, it tends to lift more quickly than other hair types. So if you’re hair color is never solid. So when lightening and highlighting, regardless of whether your goal is a primarily cool or warm color result, consider creating a blend of cool, warm and neutral hues in your overall color design. ■ Since Volume IV, Issue 15 33
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